Commentary:

Characters:

Setting:

Summary:

Under development.

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Reading and Reference Texts:

Reading copy:

“The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether” — reading copy

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Historical Texts:

Manuscripts and Authorized Printings:

Text-01 — “The System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether” —
about May 28, 1844 — “Wakeman” manuscript, roll — (Mabbott text A) (According to S. A. Cuneo, the
manuscript was initially saved by one of the printer/proofreaders at Graham’s Magazine, a man named Alexander McKelly.
He appears to have died about 1878, and his collection of manuscripts was inherited by Isabel Snyder McKelly (1813-1916), the second
wife of his brother, Robert McKelly (1815-1896). She passed the collection on to her grandson, Robert C. McKelly (1878-1934) about
1898. He presumably sold the manuscript to George Millar Williamson (1849-1921) of Grand-View-On-Hudson, shortly after the
information was printed in the Bookman. The manuscript was next sold at an Anderson auction, from Williamson’s library,
on March 1, 1904 (as item 73), for $505, and was purchased by Stephen H. Wakeman (1859-1924). A large portion of Wakeman’s
collection, including this manuscript, was purchased as a block by J. P. Morgan about October 27, 1909.)